Assignment 1

Rose Porta

Tampa International Airport (TPA): An Overview

  • Location: Tampa, Florida
  • 23rd Largest Airport in the U.S.
  • 21 million passengers, 459 million pieces of cargo, and 26 million pieces of mail in 2022
  • 60,000 passengers/day
  • 550 departing and arriving flights/day (combined)
  • >90 destinations
  • Highest Traffic in March, Lowest in September
  • Publicly owned by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA)

Sources: (Facts / Statistics / Financials | Tampa International Airport, no date), (Airport Administration | Tampa International Airport, no date)

TPA Top Airlines

  • Southwest Airlines
  • Delta Air Lines
  • American Airlines
  • United Airlines
  • Spirit Airlines
  • Frontier Airlines
  • JetBlue Airways

Source: (Facts / Statistics / Financials | Tampa International Airport, no date)

TPA Delay Stats 2022 (Domestic Flights Only)

  • 74% departed on-time
    • Average delay time 70 minutes (among delays)
  • 71% arrived on-time
    • Average delay time 64 minutes (among delays)
  • 3.5% cancelled

Source: (RITA | BTS | Transtats, no date)

TPA Customer Satisfaction Awards

  • Ranked Number 1 in U.S.for JD Power’s 2022 Airport Satisfaction Study
  • Ranked Number 3 in Florida for FloridaRentals.com study July 2023
  • 2023 Finalist for USA Today 10Best Readers Choice Awards program

Sources: (J.D. Power names TPA #1 large airport in 2022 North American Airport Satisfaction Study, no date), (Reports, 2023), (TPA up for Best Large Airport in USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, no date)

TPA Public Art Collection

TPA Sustainability Efforts

  • 42% of planes run on alternative fuels including CNG, electric and hybrid
  • Hosts 15 EV charging stations for public
  • Gives preferential parking to people with alternative fuel vehicles
  • Use reclaimed water for landscape irrigation and cooling towers
  • Reduced electricity consumption by 10% per passenger since 2011
  • Plan for extending efforts over next several years

Source: (Our Sustainability Program | Tampa International Airport, no date)

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References

Airport Administration | Tampa International Airport (no date). Available at: https://www.tampaairport.com/airport-administration (Accessed: September 11, 2023).
Facts / Statistics / Financials | Tampa International Airport (no date). Available at: https://www.tampaairport.com/facts-statistics-financials (Accessed: September 11, 2023).
J.D. Power names TPA #1 large airport in 2022 North American Airport Satisfaction Study (no date). J.D. Power names TPA #1 large airport in 2022 North American Airport Satisfaction Study. Available at: https://news.tampaairport.com/jd-power-names-tpa-1-large-airport-in-2022-north-american-airport-satisfaction-study/ (Accessed: September 11, 2023).
Our Sustainability Program | Tampa International Airport (no date). Available at: https://www.tampaairport.com/our-sustainability-program (Accessed: September 11, 2023).
Reports, S. (2023) Study lists Tampa International as No. 3 airport in Florida, puts St. Pete-Clearwater among the worst. Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government. Available at: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/623526-study-lists-tampa-international-as-no-3-airport-in-florida-puts-st-pete-clearwater-among-the-worst/ (Accessed: September 11, 2023).
RITA | BTS | Transtats (no date). Available at: https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=gcN&Nv42146_anzr=gnz2n,%20SY:%20gnz2n%20V06r40n6v10ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf (Accessed: September 11, 2023).
TPA up for Best Large Airport in USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards (no date). TPA up for Best Large Airport in USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Available at: https://news.tampaairport.com/tpa-up-for-best-large-airport-in-usa-today-10best-readers-choice-awards/ (Accessed: September 11, 2023).